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和わ英えい辞じ書しょ

Meanings

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noun

Japanese-English dictionary

Refers specifically to a dictionary that translates Japanese words into English. Common in both print and digital contexts.

新あたらしい和わ英えい辞じ書しょを買かった。
I bought a new Japanese-English dictionary.
この和わ英えい辞じ書しょは例れい文ぶんが豊ほう富ふだ。
This Japanese-English dictionary has a lot of example sentences.

Kanji

和harmony, Japanese style, peace
英England, English, hero
辞resign, word, term
書

write

Similar words

英えい和わ辞じ書しょ
An English-Japanese dictionary, translating from English to Japanese, as opposed to 和英辞書 which goes from Japanese to English.
国こく語ご辞じ書しょ
A Japanese-Japanese dictionary, providing definitions in Japanese, while 和英辞書 provides English translations.

Etymology

Compound of 和 (wa, 'Japanese') + 英 (ei, 'English') + 辞書 (jisho, 'dictionary').